Arrest: Board of County Commissioner Candidate, Martin GrenfellOn July 29, 2020, PCSO detectives arrested 56 year-old Martin William Grenfell, candidate for the office of Polk County Commissioner, District 1. 
Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced To 60 Years For Sexually Exploiting ChildrenRepeat sex offender sentenced to 60 years for sexually exploiting children.
UPDATE: Frostproof Triple Murder Massacre Of 3 Friends FishingThree young men in Frostproof, Florida were brutally beaten and shot to death while night-fishing near Lake Streety Rd. on Friday, July 17th, 2020. The Polk County Sheriff's Department is not releasing a lot of information as the investigation is ongoing. 
UPDATE: Frostproof Triple Murder Massacre Of 3 Friends FishingThree young men in Frostproof, Florida were brutally beaten and shot to death while night-fishing near Lake Streety Rd. on Friday, July 17th, 2020. The Polk County Sheriff's Department is not releasing a lot of information as the investigation is ongoing. 
Armed & Dangerous: 2 Polk County Men Wanted For Murder & RobberySedrick Myers, 20, and Cory Bowland, Jr, 18, both of Lake Hamilton, are wanted for 1st Degree Murder, Armed Robbery, and Tampering with Evidence. Myers and Bowland are our #WarrantOfTheDay.
UPDATE: 3 Friends Massacred While Fishing, Sheriff Grady Judd Requesting InformationThree young men in Frostproof, Florida were brutally beaten and shot to death while night-fishing near Lake Streety Rd. on Friday, July 17th, 2020. The Polk County Sheriff's Department is not releasing a lot of information as the investigation is ongoing. 
Florida Probation Officer Arrested For Video Voyeurism At WalmartFlorida Department of Juvenile Justice probation officer, Darius Brantley was arrested Thursday for 2 counts of video voyeurism at a Tampa Walmart.
Atlanta Man Convicted Of Armed Assault Of Federal Mail CarrierAtlanta Man Convicted Of Armed Assault Of Federal Mail Carrier.
Suspected Skimming Device Found at Gas Station in the City of SarasotaSarasota Police officers were called to the gas station after an inspection service employee who was checking the pumps found the suspected skimming device inside pump #11.  The pump was last inspected on June 11, 2020.
Tampa PD Needs Information On Shooting Death Of Dwayne SaddlerDetectives in the Tampa Police Department are requesting further information regarding a homicide investigation. The previously unidentified decedent has since been identified as Dwayne Saddler. 
Juvenile Injured By Stray Bullet On July 4th In Citrus Cty., Sheriffs Asking For AssistanceOn July 4, 2020, around 9 pm, a 12-year-old was in front of their residence with family members watching fireworks, when a stray bullet struck the child.